OUR THOUGHTS
From time to time, our experienced consultants take a moment to reflect on recent work, policy news or industry trends. Read what they have to say below and don’t forget, if you’d like to receive updates from us, including news and insights, business updates, and Ceres Publications, subscribe to mailing list.
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Chloe Timberlake
Jan, 17 2024As has become customary, the Oxford Farming Conference provided a platform once more for announcements by Defra. Steve Barclay, the relatively new in-post Secretary of State for Environment, Food and […]
Christopher Monk
Jan, 11 2024
Day one of the conference, Senior Consultant Christopher Monk attended and saw Steve Barclay (the new Secretary of State) announce an unexpected increase in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) / Countryside […]
Edward Hutley
Dec, 05 2023At Ceres Rural, we like to continually fuel our knowledge bank and obtain information and opinions from you to help enhance our advice throughout the year. This next piece of […]
Jock Willmott
Dec, 05 2023We’re pleased to share with you our Yield Summary for 2023. This is a free publication detailing conclusions and learnings from harvest. We have analysed results across a breadth of […]
Beth Speakman
Dec, 04 2023 Defra has provided some much-needed clarity on the future of Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) and agri-environmental funding, as another round of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) opened for applications. […]
Sebastian Young
Sep, 18 2023We’ve reviewed the data and put together a detailed report reviewing the costs and returns across the last five years in relation to Contract Farming Agreements (CFAs) for both contractors […]
Phillip Norden
Jun, 02 2023On 19th April 2023, the second round of the Water Management Grant opened. This grant is available to arable and horticultural businesses growing, or intending to grow, irrigated food crops, […]
Edward Hutley
May, 23 2023 A ten-year sustainability plan put in place just over a year ago at Squerryes Estate at Westerham in Kent has provided a framework for the business, as it navigates its […]
Tim Isaac
Feb, 21 2023Don’t miss your chance to get the answers you need to drive your business forward. We’re delighted to be to joining CLA experts, Defra and the RPA at a series […]
Beth Speakman
Jan, 31 2023 Published on 26th January, Defra announced the roll out of six new standards under the Sustainable Farming Incentive with the three-year agreements aimed at promoting biodiversity, air quality, climate change […]